Greater than 100 hostages have been launched in the course of the Qatar-mediated truce deal that ended final week.

Jerusalem:

Hamas drugged hostages so that they appeared “calm and blissful” when launched from captivity in Gaza, an Israeli official mentioned on Tuesday after a one-week truce that noticed scores freed collapsed.

Israeli officers say Hamas militants seized about 240 hostages and took them to Gaza of their October 7 assaults on southern Israel, which killed 1,200 folks, principally civilians.

Of those, 105 have been launched in the course of the Qatar-mediated truce which ended on Friday and halted devastating combating contained in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, the place the federal government media workplace says greater than 16,200 folks have been killed, once more principally civilians.

Hagar Mizrahi, head of normal medication at Israel’s well being ministry, instructed lawmakers that sedatives akin to Rivotril, also referred to as Clonex, had been given to among the hostages earlier than their launch final month.

“They (Hamas militants) gave them Clonex capsules to make them appear calm and blissful earlier than they have been handed over to the Crimson Cross,” Mizrahi instructed parliament’s well being committee.

She didn’t specify whether or not the data was based mostly on blood assessments or witness accounts, or what number of hostages she was referring to.

“In addition they gave them somewhat to eat simply earlier than their launch, in order that they left captivity in good type,” Mizrahi mentioned.

Of the 105 hostages launched, 80 Israelis have been freed in change for 240 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails beneath the phrases of truce settlement.

5 others have been launched earlier than the truce, together with one rescued by Israeli troops.

Based on the Israeli authorities, 138 hostages stay in Gaza.

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